Airline Reporter was founded in July 2008 to provide industry-wide news on a consistent level. The blog doesn’t try to follow the constant daily financial status of airlines, route changes, travel deals or other similar details (there are other great blogs out there that do that). Rather it follows the airline industry in a way that is interesting to those who work and have an interest in the airline industry. By following current stories, having interviews with people working in the industry and traveling the world to cover different events, Airline Reporter has it covered.

It’s not every day that you hear about a new airline starting service. With the immensely strong barriers to entry including existing airlines, financing issues, and federal regulations, there are not many new airlines founded today. Anymore, it […]

How does an airline burn less fuel, and make their aircraft look cooler in the process? The answer is simple: Winglets. Actually, in this case, sharklets. In late 2012, Airbus finally delivered their first A320 with blended winglets to AirAsia, which they […]

It used to be that most major airlines shared commonalities in the way they boarded passengers. However it seems that each airline has so their own boarding processes that it’s hard to keep up. Sure, the way an airline boards likely won’t […]

And so it begins: Aviation Geek Fest 2013. There were 420 tickets sold, 206 different people are expected to attend, 30 folks were left on the wait list (sorry) and the farthest someone flew for #AGF13 is 4500 miles.

Captain Steve Taylor at the controls of a 747-8I before flight. Image from Boeing.

I first met Steve Taylor, the President of Boeing Business Jets, during the press conference for the delivery of the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental. He had to leave half way thought the Q&A, which would be rude for most airline […]

US Airways Airbus A330 and American Airlines Boeing 777. Image from American.

Ever since American Airlines declared bankruptcy in November 2011, Doug Parker from US Airways has been on the prowl to snap up the airline and merge. Talk of a possible merger has remained around the aviation world since then, and in some […]